PLENARY & SPECIAL SESSIONS
Viewgraphs in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format for all Plenary and Special Session presentations given at the PHYSOR-2004 meeting are available here for download. We are grateful to the speakers for the insights they shared at the meeting, and for their willingness to make these materials available on the website.
Monday Morning Plenary Session, April 26th
International Perspectives in Reactor Physics
Chair: Massimo Salvatores (ANL/CEA)
Preparing the Future: New Challenges for Nuclear Energy Systems
Jacques Bouchard (French Atomic Energy Commission - CEA)
Strengthening of Physical Base of Nuclear Power
Sergei M. Zaritsky (Kurchatov Institute)
Innovation Dynamics and Nuclear Power
Yoshiaki Oka (University of Tokyo)
The 21st Century Rise of Nuclear Power
Burton Richter (Stanford Linear Accelerator Center)
Monday Luncheon, April 26th
Historical Perspectives on Reactor Physics Experiments
Massimo Salvatores (ANL/CEA)
Monday Evening Special Session, April 26th
Reactor Physics for Future Nuclear Systems
Chair: Kevan Weaver (INEEL)
Advances in Reactor Physics Analysis Capabilities
Needed for Design of Generation IV Systems
Hussein Khalil (Argonne National Laboratory)
Very High Temperature Reactor:
Promising Nuclear System, Specific Reactor Physics
Jean-Claude Gauthier (Framatome)
Tuesday Morning Plenary Session, April 27th
Current Needs in Reactor Physics
Chair: Yosiaki Oka (University of Tokyo)
Needs Related to the Nuclear Power Industry
Kord Smith (Studsvik-Scandpower)
Needs Related to Nuclear Fuel Cycle Initiatives
Christine Brown (British Nuclear Fuels plc)
Tuesday Afternoon Plenary Session, April 27th
Experimental Activities in Reactor Physics
Chair: Sergei M. Zaritsky (Kurchatov Institute)
The International Program TRADE -
TRIGA Accelerator Driven Experiments
George Imel (Argonne National Laboratory)
Nuclear Cross Section Measurements
Within the Advanced Fuel Cycle Initiative
Eric Pitcher (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
Tuesday Banquet, April 27th
A Perspective on Recent Thinking
Alan Waltar (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)
Wednesday Luncheon, April 28th
Emerging Areas in Reactor Physics
Cecil Parks (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
Thursday Morning Plenary Session, April 29th
Efforts in Code Development and Reactor Modeling
Chair: Enrique M. Gonzalez-Romero (CEEMT)
Neutronics Codes Currently Used in Japan
for Fast and Thermal Reactor Applications
Toshikazu Takeda (Osaka University)
Monte-Carlo Methods and MCNP Code Developments
Forrest Brown (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
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